how old are you? what type of racquet are you using? when people are beginners i don't think they need to really worry about using great strings, or hybrids or anything like that. i would use a cheap syn gut (gosen og micro, prince syn gut, forten sweet) that will be easy on the arm. if you are going to use poly i would suggest topspin poly polar because it is really soft with decent spin and playability.

yeah he doesn't sound like a beginner to me either =] but i personally think that if u r a beginner there is no need to wrry about strings but u need to worry more about form...when i was a beginner the only thing that mattered to me was the way i hit not what i hit with.

how old are you? what type of racquet are you using? when people are beginners i don't think they need to really worry about using great strings, or hybrids or anything like that. i would use a cheap syn gut (gosen og micro, prince syn gut, forten sweet) that will be easy on the arm. if you are going to use poly i would suggest topspin poly polar because it is really soft with decent spin and playability.

like i would understand why the strings wouldnt be as good because they got wet
but i mean like the raqquets performance wouldnt go down or anything right?

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I'm just venturing to say that if you aren't using gut, and if you are using one of the o3 prince rackets, then I believe it would be fine to play in the damp, because those o-ports are molded into the frame, rather than drilled into the frame (while leaving small openings into the body of the frame.)

Nothing too bad should happen to the frame. A good tension for a beginner is maybe 58 or 56, those racquets are pretty stiff so I would probably go with 58. Anyway they're demos so they're not yours are they???
Aeroman

Just get the most popular, all around string: Prince Syn Gut w/ Duraflex. It's an above-average string that a lot of people find to their liking.

To your question about water affecting strings... most syn gut and all polyester based strings do not get affected by water or moisture. Natural gut, however, are affected by them.

Since you are a beginner, I suggest starting with synthetic guts and multifilaments first. Try polyester strings later. Polyester strings has a stiff feel, so it is not recommended for amateur players to use these strings. If you start experiencing a mushy feel when you hit, then I would suggest trying polyester strings.

You should be more concerned with breaking your neck playing in the rain...especially if you are playing on hard courts. As far as the racquet, the rain won't hurt it any. Only natural gut will get damaged in rain.

SWEEEETyou think hitting rocks and pebbles and other object that can fly high speeds from a raqceut is a good idea?

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I hope you are joking.

As for the tension question...on the side of the frame there should be a recommended tension range. Go to the middle of that and add 2 pounds. Another words, if it says 50-60 pounds, string it at 57. Than the next time you need it restrung you will have some idea if you want to go a little looser or tighter.

Good job. You could buy string with that 20 if you wanted. Any synthetic gut will do. You really shouldn't worry about it until you start breaking strings. I would think that the pure drive roddick would be a little heavy. I would go with the ksurge. You won't be able to generate as much racquet speed with the roddick and your arm will get sore after a while. You can always add lead tape too though, but you can't decrease weight (well you can it's just very hard).
Aeroman